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Dr Danyang Ying

Principal Research Scientist/Senior Project Leader

https://people.csiro.au/Y/D/Danyang-Ying

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WERRIBEE VIC 3030 AUSTRALIA

Biography

Dr Danyang Ying is a Principal Research Consultant / Scientist in CSIRO Melbourne, with a PhD in Materials Science and Process Engineering (2000) and BEng in Chemical Engineering and Chemical Machinery (1982). He was a Science Leader in Hortresearch (a Crown Research Institute of New Zealand) and a research engineer in the Research Institute of Chemical Machinery in China before he joining CSIRO.
His current research interests include food extrusion; stabilisation, microencapsulation and delivery of bioactives (eg. polyunsaturated fatty acids, polyphenolics, probiotics) for functional food and nutraceutical applications; transformation of agricultural and horticultural by-products into nutritious and functional food ingredients; process development, computational modelling, integration and commercialisation.
He is the receiver of 2018 "National Awards for Excellence - Industry Impact Award" and 2018 "AusVeg Vic and Wolfdene Awards for Excellence - Industry Impact Award". He received 2020 “CSIRO Director’s Award – Entrepreneurship Award” for the team work on plant protein meat analogue technology development and commercial success, and 2024 "CSIRO Sir Ian McLennan Impact from Science and Engineering Award" for delivering outstanding impact through the innovative integration of science and engineering to develop a digitally enabled intelligent extrusion platform.

Other Interests

• Extrusion – understanding the impact of extrusion on the physical, chemical and nutritional properties of food materials and apply the knowledge to the development of new ingredients and functional food products.
• Functional Ingredients and Bioactives – developing new ingredients and products for health and nutrition, including processing, stabilization of bioactives and value addition to edible biomass and by-products from food processing, and conversion into stable functional ingredients.
• Microencapsulation and delivery – developing new materials, processes and formulations to protect and target delivery of bioactives (polyphenols, probiotics, polyunsaturated fatty acids, etc.) during processing, storage and consumption.
• Formulation and Process Development – assist commercial clients in the development of new formulation and processes for functional foods and nutraceutical products.
• Powder Technology – understanding fluid bed particle spray coating by experimental and numerical simulation of the particle movement and the spray coating development.

Current Roles

  • Principal Research Consultant / Scientist / Team Leader, Food Engineering
    Providing solutions in response to market demand and food industry challenges; managing and exsecuting research activities.

Academic Qualifications

  • 2001

    Ph.D, Materials Science & Process Engineering
    The University of Waikato

  • 1982

    Bachelor of Engineering, Chemical Engineering & Machinery
    Zhejiang University

Professional Experiences

  • 2021-present

    Principal Research Consultant / Team Leader, Food Engineering
    CSIRO

  • 2007-2020

    Senior Research Scientist / Research Project Leader
    CSIRO

  • 2001-2007

    Science Leader; Scientist
    HortResearch, New Zealand (a Crown Research Institute of New Zealand)

  • 1982-1993

    Research Engineer; Deputy Research Director
    The Research Institute of Chemical Machinery, the Ministry of Chemical Industry, China

Achievements and Awards

  • 2024-2025

    The Sir Ian McLennan Impact from Science and Engineering Award, for deliverying outstanding impact through the innovative integration of science and engineering to develop a digitally enabled intelligent extrusion platform.
    CSIRO

  • 2019-2020

    CSIRO Director’s Award (Team Award) – Entrepreneurship Award for the team work on extruded plant protein meat analogue technology development and commercialisation
    CSIRO

  • 2018-2019

    CSIRO Director's Awards (Team Award) - "Impact" category
    CSIRO

  • 2018-2019

    CSIRO Director's Awards (Team Award) - "Customer First" category
    CSIRO

  • 2017-2018

    National Awards for Excellence - Industry Impact Award
    AusVeg

  • 2017-2018

    AUSVEG VIC and Wolfdene Awards for Excellence - Industry Impact Award
    AusVeg Vic

  • 2009-2010

    First Place Award for Poster Excellence
    Preventive Health National Research Flagship Science Retreat, Adelaide, Australia

  • 2002-2003

    Director's Special Award (team award) for "the best example of strong science leading to a commercial success"
    HortResearch (Crown Research Institute of New Zealand)

  • 1999-2000

    Best Paper Award
    6th Annual Conference of Engineering and Technology, New Zealand, Auckland

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